There are two ways to reach ANATOLI from the city of Heraklion, the capital of the island. The route is common up to the Istron or Kalo Chorio.

Upon arrival at Heraklion you follow signs towards AGIOS NICOLAOS. Just outside the city of Agios Nicolaos there is a right turn towards IERAPETRA.

ROUTE I- (Heraklion – Anatoli via Kalo Chorio/Prina/Kalamafka)

8 km after you left behind Agios Nikolaos you are at the entrance of the village Kalo Chorio (ancient site of Istron). Leave the auto route and take a right turn at the sign pointing towards Prina/Kalamafka/Males (villages before and after Anatoli). This is a country road, very picturesque, with slight turns and slops and is narrower than the autoroute.

You pass through the first two villages with signs showing directions. At Kalamafka there is a junction with left turn- sign towards Ierapetra- and right turn towards Anatoli. At about 6 km you arrive at Anatoli. You have reached Anatoli from the higher road, most of the village and all of Dorovinis Houses are at your left hand side.

At the second crossroad to your left you will see the first sign of Dorovinis Houses pointing towards

SMARAGDA HOUSE : Park your car on widenings of the main road and follow the walkway. At about 50m you reach the main market street. Turn right and you will see the two houses SMARAGDA to your left and PERSEPHONE to your right.

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Route II - (Heraklion-Anatoli via Ierapetra)

Autoroute from Heraklion - Agios Nikolaos-Ierapetra

After passing the village of Pahia Ammos (seaside village) there is a big junction with right turn towards IERAPETRA. 12 km of straight road you see signs informing that you are approaching IERAPETRA. You reach Ierapetra and you find yourself just outside the city in a junction with street lights. If you continue straight you will enter the city, to the left you go to Sitia and to the right you go towards Vianos-Myrtos-Gra Lygia. You take this direction (right turn) and you are at the ring road of Ierapetra doing a quarter of a circle around the city. At the end of the ring road you meet at your right the supermarket CARREFOUR-MARINOPOULOS you can only make a right turn with signs again repeating towards Myrtos-Viannos-Gra Lygia. You turn right and you continue straight towards west of Ierapetra (you leave the city behind) and to your left there is the sea.

At about 4,5 Km you will meet on your left hand side a big supermarket ARIADNE and a little further a slightly diagonal road to your right, marked by a pharmacy shop and cross sign to your left. You take this right turn that will take to Anatoli passing from the village KALOGERI. At about 500m there is V junction you keep to the left and continue straight ahead. After 8km you will first see Anatoli hanging in a slop. You are at the bottom of the village, on the main road, and the village is hanging on your right.

At about 500 m after you have first seen the village you will see a big, abandoned building on your right side-the old olive oil refinery-and to your left a red sign pointing right turn towards PASIPHAE HOUSE

You continue on the main road past the old refinery and now you are taking a loop around and out of the village. You are ascending and at the end of the loop you reach a small square with signs. Left turn leads to the next village of Malles, so you take a right turn and you are at the top part of the village. You cross the village and just before the end you will meet the second sign of Dorovinis Houses pointing right towards SMARAGDA HOUSE Park your car on any widening of the main road and follow the walkway. At about 50m you reach the old market street and to your right the houses of SMARAGDA and PERSEPHONE.